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Mashup Score: 26Organ Donation at Mayo Clinic - 23 day(s) ago
There are three ways to be an organ donor – living donation, deceased donation, and paired donation. Living donation. You can be a living donor by donating one of your kidneys, part of your liver or bone marrow. There are two forms of living donation. Directed organ donation is when your loved one or friend is in need of a kidney or liver, and you are a match and are able to donate one of your kidneys or part of your liver to them. Non-directed organ donation is when you do not know of a recipient in
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Mashup Score: 6Life after death for the human eye: Vision scientists revive light-sensing cells in organ donor eyes - 2 year(s) ago
Scientists have revived light-sensing neuron cells in organ donor eyes and restored communication between them as part of a series of discoveries that stand to transform brain and vision research.
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Mashup Score: 11Expert Alert: 5 reasons to consider becoming an organ donor - Mayo Clinic News Network - 2 year(s) ago
ROCHESTER, Minn. — While 2021 proved to be a record-breaking year for organ donation in the U.S., many people are still hesitant to register to become a donor. Nationwide, only about 48% of people are registered to be organ donors, according to LifeSource. That’s despite surveys showing that 95% of people in the U.S. support organ […]
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Mashup Score: 0Closer to Universal Type-O Organs for Transplant - 2 year(s) ago
New research has demonstrated it is possible to convert blood type safely in donor organs intended for transplantation — an important towards creating universal type-O organs for transplant.
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Mashup Score: 28
Take a minute to help those in need. Sign up as an organ, eye, and tissue donor. Every registration counts. …
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Many individuals who would’ve been excluded previously from kidney donation may do so if their hypertension is controlled. A Mayo Clinic study has found it safe long-term for donors.
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A kidney grown in a genetically altered pig seemed to function normally, potentially a new source for desperately needed transplant organs.
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Mashup Score: 5
A word from Chief Medical Editor Peter J. McDonnell, MD.
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The HLA gene is highly polymorphic and regulates how the immune system recognizes foreign antigens. The degree of divergence between the 2 HLA alleles can be measured by a metric called the HLA evo…
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Mashup Score: 0Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Expanding the donor pool – hepatitis C no longer a barrier to transplant - 3 year(s) ago
With a goal of shortening the wait time for a solid organ transplant, Mayo Clinic is leading efforts to expand […]
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While 2023 was a record year for organ transplants, over 100,000 patients are still waiting for their gift of life. Share the facts about becoming an #organdonor. https://t.co/k3kwimvUCr https://t.co/1Zm3Up9XAf